By some optimistic estimates, there are as many as 130 castles in

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

but more realistically there are probably just over a hundred, although many of these could be considered large residences or manor houses rather than castles.Evy Friedrich, "Burgen und Schlösser", ''Editions Guy Binsfeld'', Luxembourg. . The present list of castles in Luxembourg runs to about 50 and includes all the well-known fortresses and residential chateaux in the country. Below the main list, there is a sublist mentioning some of the other castles which may be included at a later date.

Main list

Sublist

This is a list of less important castles or castles which are not yet covered by articles in the English Wikipedia. *Belenhaff in

Junglinster Junglinster ( lb, Jonglënster) is a commune in central Luxembourg, which draws its name from its principal town, Junglinster. It is one of six communes in the Luxembourg canton of Grevenmacher. The 18th-century St Martin's church is a nationa ...

(converted to a golf course and clubhouse) *Berlaymont Castle in

Clervaux Clervaux (; lb, Clierf or (locally) ; german: Clerf) is a commune and town in northern Luxembourg, administrative capital of the canton of Clervaux. The town's arms, granted in 1896, show three blackbirds on a gold ground in the chief of a red ...

(small 12th-century castle rebuilt 1635, now a hotel) *Birtrange Castle near

Schieren Schieren is a commune and town in central Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Diekirch. The town of Schieren, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of . Schieren is served by a railway station. Schieren was formed on 1 Jul ...

(privately owned) *Ell Castle near

Redange Redange or Redange-sur-Attert (; ; ) is a commune and town in northwestern Luxembourg, near the border with Belgium. It is the capital of the canton of Redange. Redange is situated on the river Attert, a tributary of the Alzette. , the town of ...

(once a minor fort, now used for agricultural activities) *Heringen in the

Mullerthal Little Switzerland (, , ) is a nickname for a region in the east of Luxembourg, bestowed upon the region on account of its reputed geographical similarities to Switzerland. It is roughly contiguous with the canton of Echternach. It is also known ...

(an unimpressive ruin) *Kockelscheuer Castle just south of

Luxembourg City Luxembourg ( lb, Lëtzebuerg; french: Luxembourg; german: Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City ( lb, Stad Lëtzebuerg, link=no or ; french: Ville de Luxembourg, link=no; german: Stadt Luxemburg, link=no or ), is the capital city of the Gr ...

(19th century private residence) *Mertert Castle near

Wasserbillig Wasserbillig ( lb, Waasserbëlleg ) is a town in the commune of Mertert, in eastern Luxembourg. , Wasserbillig has 2,186 inhabitants, which makes it the largest town in Mertert. Wasserbillig is the administrative seat of the commune of Merter ...

(built in the 1870s, offers accommodation) *Moestroff Castle near Bettendorf in eastern Luxembourg (dates from 1433, privately owned) *Schorels Castle near

Eschette Eschette () is a village in the commune of Rambrouch and the canton of Redange Redange or Redange-sur-Attert (; ; ) is a commune and town in northwestern Luxembourg, near the border with Belgium. It is the capital of the canton of Redange. Red ...

(only remnants of walls remain) *Schrassig Castle, now demolished dated from the 17th century *Syrdall Castle

References

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{{Châteaux *List of castles in Luxembourg

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